λῐμήν, ένσς, ὁ,
harbour, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; Κανθάρου λ. a dockyard in the Piraeus, with a pun on κάνθαρος just above, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
havens of refuge from the sea, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II)
metaphorically,
haven, retreat, refuge, [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἑταιρείας λ.
a haven of friendship, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
from ills, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
gathering-place, receptacle, πλούτου λ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἅιδου λ.
harbour of death, [
Refs]; ξείνων αἰδοῖοι λιμένες [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; βοῆς τῆς σῆς ποῖος οὐκ ἔσται λ; what place shall not
harbour (i.e. receive) thy cry? [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III) ={ἀγορά} in Thessaly and Paphos, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
IV)
the source of birth, womb, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]